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2024年高考第二次模拟考试（九省新高考02）英语（考试时间：120分钟试卷满分：150分）注意事项：1．答卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、考生号等填写在答题卡和试卷指定位置上。2．回答选择题时，选出每小题答案后，用铅笔把

答题卡对应题目的答案标号涂黑。如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案标号。回答非选择题时，将答案写在答题卡上。写在本试卷上无效。3．考试结束后，将本试卷和答题卡一并交回。第一部分听力（共两节，满分30分）第一节（共5小题；每小题1分，满分5分）听下面5段对

话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。1．WhatwilltheweatherbelikeonSunday?A．Rainy.B．Cloudy.C．Sunny

.2．Whoisthemanprobably?A．Ahairdresser.B．Adressmaker.C．Adoctor.3．Whendidthewomanwanttobeawriter?A．Whe

nshewasakid.B．Whensheworkedatabookstore.C．Whenshehadsomebookspublished.4．Howdothespeakersfeelnow?A．Surprised.B．Happy,C．Annoyed.5．Whatwillthes

peakersprobablydonext?A．Packsomeboxes.B．Gohomeandrest.C．Continueworking.第二节（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听每段

对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。【听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。】6．Whatisthewomandoing?A．ChattingonlineB．Readingsomenews.C．Watchingagam

eonTV.7．WhatdoesthewomanthinkofHildaMagaya’sperformance?A．Verybad.B．Abitdissatisfying.C．Surprisinglygreat.【听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。】8．Whatwas

wrongwiththewoman’scar?A．Itsbatterywasflat.B．Itspetrolwasusedup.C．Itwastoooldtodrive.9．Whatisthewomangoingtodo?A．Buyanewcar.B．

Rechargethebatteryathome.C．Returnthebatterytotheshop.【听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。】10．WhatdidBettywanttobewhensh

ewasachild?A．Awriter.B．Adirector.C．Abusinesswoman.11．WhatisBetty’smotherinterestedinnow?A．Makingdesserts.B．Growingplants.C．Wr

itingstories.12．WhatdoesBettythinkofherjob?A．Interesting.B．Boring.C．Complicated.【听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。】13．Howdoes

thewomanknowthatthecenterhassomegoodthings?A．ShesawitsadonTV.B．Shehearditsadontheradio.C．Shereaditsadinthenewspaper.14．Whodoesthewomanbuy

itfor?A．Herfriend.B．Herhusband.C．Herfather.15．Whatsizewillthewomanwant?A．Size38.B．Size40.C．Size42.16．Howmuchisthetie?A．$29.B．$39.C．$49.听下面

一段独白，回答以下小题。17．WhatprobablyhappenedinFountainHillsduringthewinter?A．Itdidn’trainmuch.B．Allanimalsdiedoff.C．Manychemicalswereused.18．Whi

chwasaresultoftheenvironmentaldamage?A．Peoplegotsickeasily.B．Blackbirdsweremissing.C．Thefarmlandcouldn’tproducefood.19．Whydidalotofbeesdisappear?A．Th

eywereeatenbybirds.B．Theyweredyingoffthemselves.C．Theywerekilledbythegovernment.20．Whatdothescientistsoffertodo?A．Tellpeopletheimpo

rtanceofbees.B．Teachfarmershowtogrowfood.C．Bringbeesfromthetown.第二部分阅读(共两节,满分50分)第一节(共15小题:每小题2.5分,满

分37.5分)阅读下列短文,从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。ATopPianoPlayersintheWorldMarthaArgerichMarthaArgerichcouldbeconsideredthenextBeethoven,assheisoneofthemost

outstandingpianistsevertoplay.Argerichpreferredbeingonstagewithothersinsteadofperformingsolo;therefore,shehasbeenperform

inginaconcertoformatsincethe1980s.Argerichwasnotoneforthespotlight,assheoftenavoidedpublicappearancessuchasinterviews;however,her

greattalentwasallthepublicitysheneeded,standingoutduringconcertosandsonatas.LeifOveAndsnesKnownforhisappealingperformancesofEdvardGrieg’swork

s,Andsneshaswonpraiseforhisperformancesatsomeoftheworld’smostfamousconcerthalls.AndsneshascertainlymadehismarkinNorway,asheisthefound

ingdirectorofNorway’sRosendalChamberMusicFestival.Becauseofhisuniquevoiceandinterestingapproach,hewaspraisedbyTheNewYorkTimesasa“pia

nistofauthoritativeelegance,power,andinsight.”AlfredBrendelKnownforhisbeautifulinterpretationsofBeethoven,Haydn,SchubertandMozart,Alfre

dBrendelwasconsideredoneofthegreats.Heplayedinvariousconcertosthroughouthiscareerandbecameknownforhisinterpretivecoldnessinrecreatingtheseworks.Bren

delwasconsideredoneofthegreatestmusiciansofthe20thcentury,ashemadehismarkintheclassicalmusicindustry.B

rendelwasself-taughtandlearnedhisloveofpianoatanearlyage.ArthurRubinsteinArthurRubinsteinwascertainlyoneofthegreats.Hiscareerbeganintheearly20t

hcenturywhenhebegantocomeintocontactwithsomeoftheworld’smostimportantcomposers,suchasMauriceRavel,Pau

lDukas,andJacquesThibaud.Hemadevarioustripsworldwideandvisitednearlyeverycontinent,wherecrowdsmethimwithgr

eatpraiseandencouragement.21．Whatdoesthefemalepianistfocusoninhercareer?A．Skillsinhostingconcertosandsonatas.B．Cooperationwithothermusicians.C．Clo

serelationshipswiththemedia.D．Uniquewaystointerpretmusic.22．Wholearnedmusicbyhimselforherself?A．MarthaArgerich.B．LeifOveAndsnes.C．AlfredBre

ndel.D．ArthurRubinstein.23．HowisArthurRubinsteindifferentfromtheotherpianists?A．HewasthedirectorofaNorwegianf

estival.B．Hemadeadifferenceinclassicalmusic.C．Hewasthebestmusicianofthe20thcentury.D．Hegotintouchwiths

omefamouscomposers.BWhenIgraduatedfromcollegeandmovedtoWashington,D．C．in2017,Ileftallofmyfriendsbehind.Makingandof

feringhome-cookedmealswasmybestattemptatmakingnewfriendsandcuringmyloneliness.Myfoodwasprettygood.Soonenough,every

onewasaskingmefortherecipes,whichishowBunBoBae,mycookingblog,cametobein2019.Asamatteroffact,Ispentmostofmychildhoodinth

ekitchenwithmymom.Asatoddler,I'dsitandwatchhercook.Mydutiesstartedwithjustpassinghertheingredients.Soon,Iwasmeasuring,steamingandstir-f

ryingmywaytowardkitchenmastery.IleftforcollegebeforeIcouldlearnmymom'sbestdishes.In2015,IwentabroadtostudyinFrance.Iwaslivingalo

ne—trulyalone—forthefirsttimeinmylife.Therewerenoroommates,dormsordininghalls.IwasonmyownandIwasdesperatelyhomesi

ck.So,Istartedcallingmymomandaskingfortherecipesformyfavoritedishes.Itturnsoutthatmymomdoesn'thaveanyrec

ipesandmygrandmapassedonherknowledgeorally.Nowitwasmyturn.BunBoBaewasinitiallyaspaceformetoputwhatIlearnedintowrit

ing.Ididn'twantallofthesecretknowledgebehinddishestodisappearonedayiftheoraltraditionended.Iwantedtowritedow

neverypieceofadviceIwasgivenindetail,tomakesurepeoplecouldkeepcreatingthesedishesasauthenticallyaspossible.

MybloghasgivenmeaspacetowriteaboutwhatIloveondayswhenIfeeltoodepressed.It'sconnectedmetocountlessnewInternet

friends.Mostimportantly,writingforBunBoBaehastaughtmethatIshouldcookupsomethingentirelynewwithmyownexperienceinsteadofperf

ectlyrecreatingmyparents’traditions.24．WhydidtheauthorestablishBunBoBae?A．Toremovethefeelingofloneliness.B．Tosatisfynewfriends'requirements.C

．Totrytoimprovehercookingskills.D．Toshareopinionsoncookingmeals.25．Whatisthesecondparagraphmainlyabout?A．Theauthoris

agreathelperinthekitchen.B．Theauthorhasamemorablechildhood.C．Theauthormakesprogressincooking.D．Theauthorfailstoenjoy

thebestdishes.26．Whichofthefollowingcanbestdescribetheauthor?A．Professionalandoutgoing.B．Ambitiousandcaring.C．Independentandhones

t.D．Generousandresponsible.27．HowdoesBunBoBaehelptheauthor?A．Bygivingachancetoenrichherexperience.B．Byinspiringhertodevelophercreativity

.C．Byofferingaplatformtoexpressherself.D．Byremindinghertospreadherparents'traditions.CSomeantshavefigured

outhowtoavoidgettinglost:buildtalleranthills,accordingtoarecentstudy.Desertantslivinginthehot,flatsaltpansofTunisiaspendtheirdayslookingforfoo

dandreachasfaras1.1kilometersfromtheirnests.Tofindtheirwayhome,desertantsuseanavigationsystem,relyingonthesun’spositionandco

untingtheirstepstotracktheirlocationrelativetotheirnest.Butthissystembecomesincreasinglyunreliableasthedistancefromth

enestincreases.“Werealizedthat,whenevertheantsinsaltpanscameclosertotheirnest,theysuddenlypinpointedthenesthillfromseveralmeters

distance,”saysMarkusKnaden,aresearcheratMaxPlanckInstituteforChemicalEcology.“Thismadeusthinkthatthehillservesasanest-defininglandmark.”SoKnad

enandcolleaguescapturedantsfromnestsinthemiddleofsaltpansandfromalongtheirshorelines.Onlysalt-pannestshaddistinc

thills,upto40centimeterstall,whereasthehillsonshorelinenestswerelowerorbarelynoticeable.Next,theteamrem

ovedanyhillsandplacedthecapturedinsectssomedistanceawayfromtheirnests.Salt-panantsstruggledmorethanshoreantstofindhomes.Shorea

ntsreliedontheshorelineforguidanceandweren’taffectedbythehillremoval,theresearchersconcluded.Theteamfur

therconductedanotherstudytoseeifdesertantsweredeliberatelybuildingatallerhillwhentheirsurroundingslackedanyvisiblelandmarks.So,t

heresearchersremovedthehillsof16salt-pannestsandinstalled(安装)two50-centimeter-tallblocksneareightofthem.Theothereightnestswereleftwith

outanyartificialvisualaid.Afterthreedays,theresearchersfoundthatsevenantsfromtheunaidednestshadrebuilttheirhills.Butonlytwoantsfrom

thenestswithman-madeblocksnearbyhadbotheredtorebuild.“Itimpliesthatantsregularlyassessthecomplexityoftheirenviron

mentandchangetheirdecisionsbasedontheirconclusion,”saysecologistJudithBronsteinoftheUniversityofArizona.28．Whataspectofantsistherecentstudymainlya

bout?A．Challengesofsurvival.B．Landmarksofhabitats.C．Intelligenceofnavigation.D．Comparisonofvarieties.29．What

doestheunderlinedword“pinpointed”inparagraph2mean?A．Explored.B．Recognized.C．Climbed.D．Crossed.30．Whydidresearcherssetshorelinea

ntsintheexperiment?A．Toobservedifferentants’reactions.B．Toproveimpactsofvarioushabitats.C．Todisturbdesertants’navigationsystem

.D．Totestanthills’functionsandsignificance.31．Whatconclusionaboutdesertantscanbedrawnfromthefollow-ups

tudy?A．Evaluateandmakechanges.B．Visualaidisamust.C．Cooperationbringsvictory.D．Noman-madeblocksareused.DPeo

plesolvesomenewproblemsreadilywithoutanyspecialtrainingorpracticebycomparingthemtofamiliarproblemsandextendingth

esolutionstothenewproblems.Thatprocess,knownasanalogicalreasoning(类比推理),haslongbeenthoughttobeanabilityonlyhumanshave.Butnowpeo

plemighthavetomakeroomforanewkidontheblock.PsychologistsfromtheUniversityofCalifornia,LosAngeles(UCLA)claimthat,astonishi

ngly,theartificialintelligence(AI)languagemodelGPT-3performsaboutaswellascollegeundergraduateswhenaskedtosolvethesortofreasoningproblemsthattypical

lyappearonintelligencetestsandstandardizedtests.Butthepsychologistsraisethequestion:IsGPT-3copyinghumanreasoningasaby-productofitsmassivel

anguagetrainingdatasetorusingafundamentallynewkindofcognitive(认知的)process?TheyalsosaythatalthoughGPT-3performsfarbetterthanthe

yexpectedatsomereasoningtasks,thepopularAItoolstillfailscompletelyatothers.“Itcandoanalogicalreasoning,butitcan’tdothingsthatareveryeasyfor

people,suchasusingtoolstosolveaphysicaltask,”saysTaylorWebb,aUCLApostdoctoralresearcherinpsychology.WebbandhiscolleaguestestedGPT-3’sabili

tytosolveasetofproblemsinspiredbyatestknownasRaven’sProgressiveMatrices,whichaskthesubjecttopredictthen

extimageinacomplicatedarrangementofshapes.ToenableGPT-3to“see”theshapes,andmakesurethattheAItoolhadnevermetthequestionsbefore,Webbtransformedtheima

gesintoatextformatthatGPT-3couldprocess.Thepsychologistsasked40UCLAundergraduatestudentstosolvethesameproblems.Surpris

ingly,notonlydidGPT-3doaboutaswellashumansbutitmadesimilarmistakesaswell.GPT-3solved80%oftheproblemscorrectly—wellabovethehumansubjects’averag

escoreofjustbelow60%,butwithintherangeofthehighesthumanscores.32．Whatisanalogicalreasoningusuallyconsidered?A．Asimplelearnings

kill.B．Auniquehumanability.C．Avitalthinkingprocess.D．Asolutiontoanyproblem.33．WhatdidWebbwanttostressaboutGPT-3’sperformanc

eatothertasks?A．Itssystemhassomelimitations.B．Itsapplicationhasn’tbeenpopular.C．Itneedstobetrainedforthesetasks.D．Itisgoodatcopyinghumanreaso

ning.34．Whyweretheshapeschangedtoatextformat?A．Toadddifficultytothequestions.B．ToenableGPT-3toseetheresults.C．Toguaranteetheforeignnes

softhetasks.D．TotestGPT-3’sabilitytoidentifytext.35．WhatmightthepsychologistsconcludeaboutGPT-3fromtheirtests?A．Itwillreplacehumansinsomecases.B．Itr

arelymakesmistakeslikehumans.C．Itisabletodothingsveryeasyforpeople.D．Itrunsundergraduatescloseinreasoning.第二节(共5小题:每小题2.5分,满分12.5分)阅读下面短文,从短文后的选项

中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。We’reluckytoliveinanagewhenthesumtotalofhumanknowledgeisprettyavailableattheclickofabutton.

We’veneverhadaccesstosomuchinformation.36.Sohereareafewstrategiestosharpenyourcriticalthinking.Watchoutforconfi

rmationprejudice(偏见).37.Inrepeatedexperiments,psychologistshaveshownwe’remuchmorelikelytoacceptsomethingasevidence

ifitconfirmswhatwealreadythinkweknow.Andwe’remuchmorelikelytoignoreinformationifitisnotinlinewithourviews,whichwillaffectou

rabilitytoprocessinformation.Acknowledgesmalldifferences.Inlife,mostsituationsarevaryingandcomplicated.Admittingthatcanenrichthewaythatweviewth

eworld.Forexample,whatcolouristhesky?Well,theobviousanswerisblue.Butatsunriseorsunset,itcanbered.Onacoldmistymorning,whiteorgray.38.Pract

iseintellectualhumility(谦逊).Oneapproachto,well,arguing,istoletgooftheideaofbeing“right”.Oratleastseriously

considerthatyoumightactuallybewrong.39.Reallytrytounderstandwheretheotherpersoniscomingfrom.Arguingisjusttow

astesomebody’stime.40.It’smoreimportantthanevertoknowwhereyourinformationiscomingfrom.Thatscience-lookingparagraphs

mightlookveryconvincinguntilyoudigalittledeeperandfinditwasjustpostedbysomeonehavingnoqualifications.Tha

tisthecaseweshouldnotoverlook.Engagingincriticalthinkingisn’tasfunaspickingupapitchfork,orfeelinglikeyou’refundame

ntallyright.Butinthelongrun,itleadstoamorecurious,educatedandharmonioussociety,whichisthebiggestwinofall.A．Avo

idmistakesB．CheckyoursourcesC．Weallenjoyfeelinglikewe’rerightD．Butnotallofwhat’soutthereisquitewhatitseems

E．SopayattentiontodifferencesinmanysituationsF．Sodon’trushtodecide,andbeactivelypreparedtochangeyourm

indG．Puttingyourselfintotheotherperson’sshoescanhavemorefruitfuloutcomes第三部分语言运用(共两节，满分30分)第一节(共15小题:每小题1分，满分15分)阅

读下面短文,从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。Helenhadbeenanaccountantinasmallcompanyandwasnowlookingforthesam

ejob.Asluckwouldhaveit,shegot41oneafteranother.Shebecameveryworriedandfellinto42,feelinghopeless.Forthefirsttime,sherefusedtoseeanyfriendsa

ndcelebratedherbirthdayalone.Shethoughtaboutwhatgiftshecouldmakeforherself,andthenrememberedher43hobby—d

rawing.Helenwenttotheparkanddecidedtopaintatreeto44herself,givingherselfalift.Sherelaxedthroughthe45.Whenthepicturewasalmostfinished,shehea

rdavoice,“Interestingstyle!Andwhatareyouwillingto46forthiswork?”Helenwassurprisedbythis47andcouldn’tnameherprice.Thestrangerga

veher$500andmadetwomore48.ThoughHelencouldn’tbelievethishappiness,shegottowork49.Herdrawingstyleturnedouttobeso50andpopularthatnewbuyerswere51

infromeverywhere.Fromthatdayonshehas52herselfdrawing,becomingafairlywell-knownartist.Oneday,Helen53hermailboxforafriend’semail.Tohersur

prise,therewasan54toworkasanaccountantinalargecompany.ThenHelenthought,“IfIsawthisletterbackthen,Iwould55takeit.

Butnow,IjustwanttobeheredoingwhatIreallylove.”41．A．recommendationsB．rejectionsC．interviewsD．appointments42．A．confusionB．lonelinessC．uncertaintyD

．depression43．A．long-forgottenB．well-likedC．soul-searchingD．money-saving44．A．challengeB．remindC．motivateD．express45．A

．leavesB．brushC．branchesD．practice46．A．chargeB．prepareC．exchangeD．schedule47．A．remarkB．consultationC．interruptionD．advice48．A．ordersB．copiesC．

pointsD．requests49．A．insurpriseB．onguardC．withouthesitationD．beyonddoubt50．A．conventionalB．formalC．cas

ualD．individual51．A．callingB．floodingC．droppingD．breaking52．A．imaginedB．rememberedC．representedD．occupied53．A．lookedthroughB．gotthro

ughC．sortedoutD．madeout54．A．agreementB．invitationC．applicationD．encouragement55．A．fortunatelyB．quietlyC．accid

entallyD．surely第二节(共15小题:每小题1分，满分15分)阅读下面短文,从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。Withsuchalonghistory,Chinahasdevelopedalotofuniqueandtraditi

onalsportsandactivities,manyof56reflecttheculturesoftheminoritygroups,butsomearepracticedwidelybytheHanminorityaswell.Asthevariousm

inoritiesareseparatedbyvastdistances,itisnotsurprisingthattheyhavetheirownspecialwaystoexpresstheir57(enthusiastic).Almostallthetraditionalsportsorig

inatedfromproductiveactivitiesattheverybeginning.58theMongolians,TibetansandKazaksliveinvastnaturalgrasslands

,horsemanshipisvitaltotheirexistence.59(consequent),theirgiftforridingandshootinghasgivenrisetotheirformsofsp

ort.Thepeoplewholivein60(agriculture)communitiesorwhorelyonhuntingfortheirlivelihood61(be)goodatclimbing,wrestling,jumping,shooti

ngandsoon.Typicalactivities,LionDance,HorseRaceandNadamFair62(include),areaccompaniedbysinging,dancing,andinstrumentalperformancestha

tareartformsintheirownright.Theyaremostlyheld63partofthefestivalslikeChineseNewYearandotherdaysofsignificance.The

BambooPoleDanceoftheLiethnicgroup(黎族)isanexample.Dancersperformingbetweenthemovingpolesaresupposed64(ensur

e)thattheymaintainarhythmthatisintimewiththepolessoastoavoid65(trap)betweenthem.Thisisaveryskillfulandentertaining

sight.第四部分写作(共两节,满分40分)第一节(满分15分)66．假定你是校英语俱乐部负责人李华，你邀请到了英国环保专家Smith教授作主题为“LivinginHarmonywithNature”的讲座。请你在讲座前简要发言，内容包括：1.相关介

绍；2.注意事项。注意：1.写作词数应为80左右;2.请按如下格式在答题纸的相应位置作答。Dearfellowstudents,__________________________________________

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_______________________________________________________________________________第二节(满分25分)67．阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。WhenIwas1

5,Ifellinlovewiththesongswhentheywerefirstreleased—BringHimHome,IDreamedADreamandOnMyOwn.EventhoughIhadn’treadLesMiserablesandknewv

erylittleaboutthemusical,thesongscapturedmyattentionandIhappilysangalongwithenthusiasmandenergywheneverIheardthemonther

adio.Attheageof17,IwatchedLesMiserablesinatheatreofVancouver.Aftergettinghome,IwasreallythrilledandannouncedthatIwantedtoperforminthemu

sical.HearingwhatIsaid,myparentsdidnothingbutsupportme,althoughtheyconsideredthethoughtridiculous,giventhatwelived50kilometre

sfromthenearestlargetown,Toowoomba.Therewaslittlelikelihoodofeverhavingachancetoperform.Butsomethingsarejustmeanttobe

.TheToowoombaChoralSocietyboughttheperformancerightswiththeviewtoperformit.AlthoughIwasnotamemberofthechoir,theycalledforaud

itions(试镜)andIwentalong.IhadhadnoexperiencesingingandhadneverperformedinanymusicalsbutIbelievedinmiraclesandhopedthattherewasaplaceformesomewhere

inthechorus.ItriedoutforthepartofJavertbutdidnothavetherange.LittledidIknowtherewereahostofpartsthatneede

dfilling.Fortunately,Iwaschosentobeinthechorusaswellasplayingsevenroles—tencostumechangesinall.Itwassoexcitingtoplayallthedifferentparts.Re

hearsals(排练)startedimmediatelyandIgotacrashcourseinsinging,actinganddancing.TherewassomuchtolearnandasIdrovetor

ehearsalsthreetimesaweekalittlevoicewouldsay,“Youareinoveryourhead,getoutnow.”Ireallyhadahardtimereh

earsing—firstwithwrittentextsandsheetmusicandthenwithout.Personally,Istruggled.SomuchtolearnreallymademesocrazythatIhadastrongdesiretoquit.Andthe

littlevoice“Youareinoveryourhead,getoutnow.”ranginmyearsagain.注意：(1)续写词数应为150左右；(2)请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。Atthattime,mypar

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